Crap, I forgot to post about it earlier, and now it's the last minute. Or, well, last 26 hours.
Communites vs. Pros 4 - The Midsummer Classic
Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bJgUm9uv4I
A couple years back, someone had an idea. A sort of outreach program from the 6s pros in CEVO and ESEA that congregated on gotfrag to the regular joe TF2 player who didn't have a unified outlet beyond the steam user forums. They'd match up six competitive players, playing on their regular ruleset, while having nine players randomly picked from the community and mentored into a makeshift highlander team.
And it took off.
Every couple months, another one would be scheduled, people would be picked and trained, and an event would be held. Over the years, the event took a number of different forms, but the last few matches have settled into a more predictable format.
Nine players, chosen from among a number of communities heavily involved in TF2. Community all-stars, as it were. A comp team, usually one of the ESEA finalist teams more than willing to spend some extra time with the community at large. Three maps, one favored for 6s, one favored for highlander, and one considered even for both formats as a tiebreaker.
Tomorrow on Extelevision at 9pm EDT/6pm PDT,
http://www.twitch.tv/extvesports/
Info on some of the previous matches can be found here:
http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Pubstars_vs_Pros